Historical Characters

Our historical characters are available for hire to appear at your party, festival, meeting, or other event.

What better way to add an element of surprise and help break the ice than a visit from one of the colorful characters of Ithaca’s past.

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Characters Include:

Simeon DeWitt – “Founder of Ithaca”

Mr. Edmond C. Stewart – Founder of Stewart Park

Edward Rulloff – Local villain and murderer

Sarah Palmer Young – “Ithaca’s Own Florence Nightingale”

Jennie McGraw – Tubercular philanthropist

Elizabeth Beebe – Ithaca’s “City Missionary”

Theodore Zinck – Beloved tavern owner

Belle Cowdry – Lonely spinster

William Henry Miller – Ithaca’s architect

Chester Platt – Ice cream innovator

Theodore Wharton – The filmmaker

Pearl White – Actress and “stunt queen”

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Contact us for more information:

607.227.7803

gorgesevents@gmail.com


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